While the International Agency for Research on Cancer labels talc that may contain asbestos as “probably carcinogenic,” the ...

Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration canceled a proposed rule that would have required talc-based consumer products to be ...

The unexpected move was a blow to public health advocates who have worked for decades to curb or eliminate asbestos, which ...

The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for ...

The U.S. continues to be out-of-step with much of the rest of the world, where asbestos is completely outlawed in more than ...

The Environmental Working Group is criticizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency abruptly withdrew a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed to withdraw a rule that would have ensured certain cosmetics were tested ...

Mandatory testing of talc-containing cosmetic products is coming. At the end of December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a cosmetics rule and test method for asbestos in talc that was ...

Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a federal rule proposed Thursday. The proposal from the Food and Drug ...

The FDA is proposing a new rule that would establish and standardize testing methods for the detection of asbestos in cosmetic products that contain talc. In a statement released late Thursday, the ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal comes ...